Does this work with Windows 7 System Image Backup Utility?
34372
I'm sorry, but I am not familiar with Windows 7 System Image Backup Utility. I do use the Buffalo DriveStation 2 TB drive with my Windows 7 Home Premium operating system and like it very much.
34373
Yes! It works on my PC running Windows 7's resident back up utility. I was planning on using the utility that came with the drive, but it wouldn't allow me to back up my external drive. The Windows utility worked fine. Good luck!
418531
As I mentioned in my comment, under Win7 it did work, but it froze the computer for over 20 minutes for a single picture. I think the driver is to blame. If I left it and went to lunch, the quality of the scan was not bad. I will probably buy the standalone model that dumps the pic into an SD card.Also, keep in mind that it's been a few months, so they may have updated the drivers. However, their customer service is absolutely non existent.Hope it helps.
656185
It worked fine for me, was even recognized as A: drive which was what I needed for an old program unlock code. That was on Windows 7 ultimate.
17536
Yup - works fine on Win 7 PC and my cards. Take it on trips so I can easily transfer pictures.
2280770
It works with an OS or as a Cache Drive. Be aware that mine does not work with windows 8. It does work with windows 7
2005180
Yes. However, this device is accompanied by software that controls the back up process automatically - on the fly. Your backup is therefore always up to date - provided you set up your pc to allow these actions. Of course, it is somewhat configurable. Personally, I didn't explore all of the options available. I installed the software, and set it to select just the files one would expect to back up, such as word processing, spreadsheets, .jpegs, mp3, etc. - no operating system files.
2245432
Yes, I used it with windows 7. I still have it, I did not get the quality of transfer I wanted so I don't use it,.
1561600
I do not see how the operating system on the computer has any bearing on the interface adapter. SATA and USB are not OS specific as I understand it. I have not tried the automatic backup function on this device. That's not why I bought it. So, I cannot comment on the compatibility with different platforms.
370083
Unknown. Two PC's using Win7, including the PC I use to manage the device via browser as backup storage, neither using Seagate software. Another on Win8 using NAS as backup storage but not using the Seagate software to backup data. All PC's using the OS native XCOPY command with /Y /D switches via a batch file. I have firewalled the Seagate device to prevent it accessing or being accessed via internet so that the Remote Access service is not a security vulnerability as Seagate do not provide adequate management of this.
1110814
worked fine on mine. I have backed up a win8 laptop & win7 laptop on one c6 clickfree. I then checked randomly for specific files and found them without issue. I have not tried a restore at this time. So far I like it.
1255208
Yes, see http://winsupersite.com/article/windows8/windows-8-tip-create-recovery-media-144098 it also supports the new Windows 8 backup and the legacy windows 7 backup. Google each to find out the benefits of each.
308964
Me too! I'm not going to seriously consider purchasing anything computer related unless I see the manual that goes with it. Is it (i.e., Canvio) truly plug and play? Can you selectively choose individual files to back up? I'm not at all interested in wasting time and space backing up files that I really don't wish to back up. (I only wish to back up photographs.) Filtering through all the comments, while helpful writ large, takes a lot of time when looking for particular information. A manual please.
2237072
I have windows and it works great, saved a lot of my old picture files with this wonderful gadget.
1438764
It will work just fine. I have Windows 7 pro 64, and it has plenty of storage. After I plug it in and installed the free software for backup, I was ready to go.
82228
Use windows 7 ...go control panel click on backup and restore. Upper left select create A systen image.
602224
Formating this device to FAT32 will work on any Windows OS or MAC PC. Yes, I plan on storing Pictures forever on this device.
2071389
I just got one that uses a different chipset than typical USB drives, which registers it as a local disk rather than removable media as part of Win8 certification. You'd need third party software to load ISO images onto the drive.